Dr. Barbara J. Justice, Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist,  began her career in medicine as a surgeon in New York City in 1982.  After several years as a practicing surgeon, she decided to enter the field of Forensic Psychiatry.  She received training in all aspects of psychiatry as well as the law, during her Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at UCLA.

Dr. Justice has broad experience testifying in criminal and civil cases and has been deposed extensively, more than 300 times. She has also testified frequently as mental health expert witness for the State of California. Her unique background in physical medicine, trauma, psychopharmacology and surgery, combined with her psychiatric expertise, gives her an in-depth understanding of the multitude of factors at issue in civil litigation cases.

Dr. Justice is currently Attending Forensic Psychiatrist and Director of Psychiatric Training at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk California and a Psychiatrist at the Psychopharmacology Center for Behavioral Medicine in Whittier, California.

Dr. Justice received her Medical Doctorate and completed her Surgical Internship and Residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, Harlem, where she was appointed Chief Resident. She returned to the same school to intern in adult psychiatry. Dr. Justice earned fellowships for Cultural Research in Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association, in Psychodynamic and Psychotherapy from New York University Psychodynamic Institute and in Forensic Psychiatry from the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA

 

Dr.  David Zakin, Clincal Psychologist, has a clinical specialtization in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.  He  has taught workshops and conducted training sessions on the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Medicine.

Dr. Zakin served for many years, as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Fuller Theological Seminary. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1986. He finished a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1987.

Dr. Zakin has evaluated claimants in the workers’ compensation arena for over 20 years both as a QME and as a treating physician. He most recently provided plaintiff: testimony in the case of a world class violinist who suffered physical injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following a bicycle–automobile collision. On April 21, 2016 the plaintiff was awarded 6.1 million dollars by a Los Angeles Superior Court Jury.

Dr. Zakin has lectured in regards to the diagnosis and treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder at Industrial Indemnity, California Compensation Insurance Company, Hartford Insurance, Maryland Casualty Company, Keenan and Associates and the Verdugo Community Mental Health Center.

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• Long Beach, CA 90806
• Ontario, CA 91761
• Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
• San Pedro, CA 90731
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